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4. 4a. Female flowers in different stages 4a : Pistillum, 



apice papillis scabrum, 4 apex of its ovulum or seta, 

 4a. one of the cellular processes 4b. same, more ad- 

 vanced, the coagulation visible in most of the cells, it is 

 developed from above downwards. 



5. Capsule and calyptra, etc., 5a, opercle, which does 

 not adhere with the calyptra. 



6. Capsule detached from calyptra. 



Mouth of the capsule, 7 • 7, are from the same spe- 

 cimen, but shew both sides of the capsule. The 

 membrane is excessively fragile, with a tendency to 

 separate into teeth ; in structure it is similar to the 

 inner membrane, but is so fine as to be scarcely 

 entitled to the term cellular, it is opaque and minutely 

 punctulate ? 



8. Base of capsule, long section. 



9. Plan of mouth of capsule. 



10. Sporula. 



11. Stomata which are few in number, and very inconspi- 

 cuous. 



12. Portion of epiphragma. 



13. Do. of inner membrane, this has a remarkable ana- 

 logical appearance with the embryonary sac in exal- 

 buminous vegetables. 



VI. Orthodox Bory. 



1. Orthodon subglaber, Gr. PL LXXVI. Fig. II. 



Caule erecto siinplici, foliis oblougo lanceolatis acuniinatis apice 

 piliferis argute serratis, calyptra basi glabra apice papilloso 

 scabra. 



Hab : In arboribus vigentibus mortusive in sylvis Mumbree, 

 in arboribus et rupibus in sylvis My rung ; in utroque loco 

 satis copiosus. 



Habitus foliatioque fere ormiino O. serrati, sed folia dorso lae- 

 via, apice in piluui integrum diaphauum breviusculum exe- 

 untia,. 



